Leadership
is an important skill in almost every sphere of life; be it workplace, home,
sports, etc. Developing leadership is a lifelong learning process. Good
leadership qualities can be acquired through the training, learning from others
and reading. In this post, I have compiled 5 Best Books on Leadership, from
some of the Top Authors on this topic. I believe reading these 5 books can help
you polish your current leadership skills and acquire more advanced knowledge
that you can apply in your career and life at large.
1. Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When
Outgunned and Outmanned
This is a
great book with real practical leadership skills from Hal Moore career spanning
more than thirty years. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the
principles which helped shape Moore’s success on and off the battle field. The leadership
strategies described in this book applies to any leader in any organization. Looking
for firsthand leadership strategies from an experienced leader? Then this is
the book you should read.
2. Start with Why: How Great Leaders
Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Have you
ever asked yourself why some managers, CEOs or just ordinary people are more
successful in what they do?
Start with
Why, shows you how great leaders think, act and communicate. This is a book
every person, manager, CEO should read to learn the secrets to succeeding as a
leader.
3. On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from
Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments
If you would
like to learn leadership from a totally different perspective, then this is a
book you should read. On the Edge, is a comprehensive leadership manual that
shares insightful strategies on leadership from various extreme environments ranging
from Mt. Everest to the South Pole. By sharing and reflecting on the lessons
she learned from her various expeditions, the Author makes a clear case that,
the leadership principles that apply in extreme adventure sport can also apply
in today’s extreme business environments. If you are looking for an engaging as
well as exciting book on leadership, then this is a good book to read.
4. The Coaching Habit: Say less, ask
more & Change the way you lead forever
With so many
years of experience in coaching, the author reveals how to unlock people’s
potential and enable them to achieve their best in their work and life. He
shares 7 Transformative questions that can make a big difference in how you
lead. This is a great book especially for managers who would like to enhance
their leadership skills.
5. Dare to lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations.
Whole Hearts
A leader is
a person who has the courage, the insight, and vision of what he/she wants to
accomplish. The Author shows that a leader is someone who dares, takes courage
and responsibility of recognizing and developing other people’s potential as
he/she accomplishes the mission set forth. With additional input from research
conducted with leaders in various fields, change makers, etc. she shows you how
to put those ideas into practice so that you dare to lead:
5 Best Leadership Books
Reviewed by John Mulindi
on
July 06, 2020
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Reviewed by John Mulindi
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July 06, 2020
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Leadership is such an important segment of society.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendations, sounds very inspiring..
Hi, thanks for reading!
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